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BC’s got game at 30th annual Game Developers Conference BC Government News - Media Release March 14, 2016 Nearly 40 cutting-edge B.C. digital media companies and organizations are bringing their A game to the 2016 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week – the world's largest...

Vancouver Island University alumni hope to inspire new generation of students Published by the Nanaimo News Bulletin March 7, 2016 On Friday (March 11), Vancouver Island University alumni are returning to the university to share their knowledge and skills with current and potential students....

New BCIC program offers research funding March 1, 2016 BCIC is pleased to announce the launch of their newest program, BCIC Ignite. Funded by the National Resources and Applied Sciences (NRAS) Endowment Fund, BCIC Ignite provides funding support of up to $300,000 to teams of researchers and...

Re: Western Innovation Initiative – Information Sessions - Commercialization Funding for SMEs On March 14, 2016, Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) will be launching the 3rd call for proposals for the Western Innovation Initiative (WINN) The first two intakes resulted...

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Tech community growing on Coast Published by Jacob Roberts | Coast Reporter February 11, 2016 The nature of the tech industry can be somewhat isolated, especially away from large tech centres like Silicon Valley in California. Richard Hoath found this to be the case when he moved to the Sunshine...

Post-secondary funding continues to align with in-demand occupations VOICE Online February 1, 2016 OPERATING grants to public post-secondary education institutions continue to be aligned with education and training for in-demand occupations, with an additional $90 million targeted in 2015-16....

Province talks cash investment in tech sector BC Local News posted February 1, 2016 The Government of British Columbia is investing $6 million for the next generation of talent in tech research and business to support the recently announced #BCTECH strategy. The not-for-profit organization...

Cloudhead Games creates new virtual reality game, Call of the Starseed The Vancouver Sun (VIDEO) January 20, 2016 A small gaming studio in Qualicum on Vancouver Island is making big waves with its new virtual game, one of a handful of games developed to mark the launch of HTC’s new VR headset...